General counting assemblies

1 - A general counting assembly comprises:
a) The president of the judicial district court whose seat is in the capital of the constituency or, if it is impossible for him to do so or it is more convenient, a judge of a section of the judicial district’s central instance to whom he delegates this function;
b) Two jurists chosen by the president;
c) Two mathematics teachers who teach in the seat of the constituency, to be appointed by the Minister with responsibility for Education and Culture or, in the autonomous regions, by the Representative of the Republic;
d) Six polling station or section presiding officers, to be appointed by the judicial district court with jurisdiction at the seat of the district or autonomous region;
e) A clerk of the court from the secretariat at the seat of the judicial district court, who shall be appointed by the president after consulting the court administrator, and who shall serve as secretary.
2 - The general counting assembly must be formed at least two days before the election, and the names of the citizens who comprise it shall immediately be made public knowledge by means of a public notice affixed to the door of the buildings designated for the purpose in accordance with the previous Article. The appointments provided for in subparagraphs (c) and (d) of the previous paragraph must be communicated to the president at least three days before the election.
3 - Candidates and agents of lists may be present during the work of the general counting assembly, without votes, but with the right to make challenges, protests and counter-protests.
4 - Citizens who form part of general counting assemblies are dispensed from the duty to present themselves at their employment, department or service during the period in which the assemblies operate, without prejudice to any of their rights and benefits, including the right to remuneration, on condition that they prove they have exercised their functions by means of a document signed by the president of the assembly.